The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-08-07
Tho Soul Communion Wave.

HIGGINS Sarueu.
The Soul Communion Wave.
Certain levout and ingenious persons In
salem, Oregon, have devised a now plan for
anieliorating tho condition Of the human
race. In respect OF dennlteness and practi-
cability it has advantages over anything
yet proposed by Mr.. HENRY GEORGE or DIR.
NoGLYNN. The scheme is known as
Soul Communion. or Thought Cooperation.
Tho idea is to induce all good people, in this
country and In tho whole civilized world, to
meet on certain days at hours correspond
ing to noon. solar time, at Salem, Oregon,
and thus simultaneously to concentrate
their psychic energy upon the great
problems Of human welfare. The expecta-
ton ia that an irresistible wave Of spiritual
influence will sweep around the globe, lifting
humanity above sorrow and dependency,
bringing peace to all men and women, and
working the Acknowledgement Of the race
from errors Of creed and mistakes Of human
enactments. It will 10 seen that this is pre-
clsely what Mr. GEORGE and DR.. McGLYNN
desire to effect by other and much less dis
tinctly formulated methods.
and on somewhat limited scale on June a.
From the Eiorlds Advance Thought news
paper published in Salem In the interest Of
Soul Communion, we learn that the crafty
dng success of the preliminary effort has en-
scouraged those who participated in It to try
again and to enlarge the field Of their opera
lions. Cree we'll organized, and with the
schedules OF local time arranged In satisfao-
tory shape, they hope to have Communion
Oneo every month, and perhaps daily.
Tho first experiment, crude as 1t was, pro-
duced some remarkable results, II We may
believe the accounts furnished to tho editor
OF the Worlds Aduance Thought. Mr.. JOHN
G. PR1EaEh Of st. Louis reports that. when
the wave struck that city he and some
friends were In session, with their souls full
of the highest and best wishes for mankind.
A Mr.. BUSH Immediately became en-
tranced. II felt" says Mr.. PRIEoE1,
"a cold aura surrounding me, and
yet within I felt q strange, genial glow radl-
ating all through me. My whole being was
stirred to the deepest depths with love
such as never felt before. This sensation
Increased as time advanced, until it became
80 strong that, had it been possible, I could
u
hearty hug, drawing from al the race, with
2 long. warm kiss, al and everything In tho
way Of their welfare and happiness" Other
members Of the st. Louis group experienced
similar sensations.
Mr.. ELrJAH MYR1cK of Massachusetts,
felt tho wave and was inspired ITO reach
ont with an an-embracing love for the
strong. and kind sympathy for the unfor-
'tunate and morally diseased" EMMA
TRAIN Of North Collins, N. Y. had vision
of jewish Rabbi and several North Ameri-
can Indians. She and her friends felt that
they had indesd received baptism from
the fount Of truth and harmony" Mr. e.
W. SPRAduE Of Erie county and his fellow
communers followed directions, and had q
good time and all felt elevated" In Cincin-
natl tho effect Of the wsve was so unmis-
taxable as to convince Mr.. JoszPH KNsEY
that "the movement Is Of vast importance
to humanity"
. In WOODBURY., Oregon, Mrs. Z. NJ: COOLEY
and ton others saw flashes Of light, dazzling
crown, and vision OF "a circle In the White
House, composed Of responsible leaders In
public affairs" HIRAM LAWRENCE also Of
Oregon. climbed to the top Of tho highest
mountain and with his eyes closed saw
!" beautifully blended colors. tho green tints
seeming life giving. rolled along In harmoni-
Gus waves" That was undoubtedly tho wave
as 1t passed over Oregon. MIR. A.F. MELoHERs
of Charleston, South Carolina, reports that
=" the Soul Communion wave struck us last
night at 9:15--at least calm, peaceful inhu-
'ence came over US at that moment. A sweet
harmony prevailed for about half an hour
gradually fading away into the usual condi-
ton which surrounds u.s." And so it was
everywhere, according to the advices that
have been received BY the editor of the Soul
Communion organ.
We have looked with some interest to
zee how far the wave Of June az affected the
that 1t was bad day for the race. Without
attempting Q catalogue OF the crimes and
miseries developed while the Soul wave
was on Its way across the continent. we may
mention that on June 81 there was a SAN
culinary riot in Louisiana by which eight
men lost thoir lives; there was another
bloody riot and mob fight In Rochester;
the proprietor OF the Helping Hand Agen-
cy ran away with tho money Of
many poor people; the great shoe strike In
Worcester ended disastrously for the labor
ers; another important strike broke down in
the iron district of Pennsylvania; Wall
street was In ferment over Manhattan;
the suicides and attempted suicides In this
town alone nearly reached dozen; a SEN
fenced murderer In Connecticut escaped
from prison; murders were numerous; one
burly ruiiian knocked his aged mother-in-
law aanaaIess with n aton0. Not To extAnd
the lisa It appears that the worlds wicked
'Asss vac even more than usually active on,